Subclass 030 · Free
Bridging Visa C (BVC) Subclass 030
For people who applied for a new visa when they did not hold a substantive visa. Stay lawfully while the application is processed. Free.
About the Bridging Visa C (Subclass 030)
A Bridging visa C (BVC) lets you stay in Australia while your substantive visa application is processed, if you did not hold a substantive visa when you applied. It is often granted automatically with a valid application.
A BVC does not let you travel. If you leave Australia, the BVC ends.
With this visa you can
- Stay lawfully in Australia until your application or judicial review is finally decided
- Work, if you meet the requirements for work rights
You must
- Not hold a substantive visa when you applied for your new visa
- Not hold, or have held since your last substantive visa, a Bridging visa E
- Be in Australia when you apply and when the visa is granted
Based on Department of Home Affairs information (October 2026). Costs shown are the starting visa application charge for the main applicant. Always confirm current details on the Department of Home Affairs website or ask our team. This page is general information, not migration advice.
Bridging Visa C (Subclass 030): Full Details
Everything about this visa, from eligibility to what happens after grant.
About this visa
Key facts from Home Affairs, in plain English.
Free.
A BVC does not allow travel. Leaving Australia ends the visa.
Eligibility
What you need.
When you lodged your substantive visa application, you must not have held a substantive visa.
You must not hold a BVE, or have held one since you last held a substantive visa.
You must have a valid substantive visa application, or judicial review, that has not been finally decided.
You must be in Australia and meet the character requirement. There is no age limit. Permanent and provisional visa applicants, and family members applying with them, must have health examinations with an approved panel physician. Temporary visa applicants might need them, depending on the visa and their circumstances. For the character requirement, Home Affairs may ask for police certificates and Form 80.
Step by step
How it works.
Get expert advice first
Book a consultation with Outlook Immigration. Our registered migration agent will assess your eligibility, confirm this is the right visa for you and explain your options before you apply. Book a consultation.
Gather your documents
Prepare identity documents and evidence for your circumstances.
Apply
Lodge your application, usually online in ImmiAccount.
After you apply
Respond to any requests and keep your details up to date. Home Affairs may also ask for health examinations, police certificates or biometrics (fingerprints and a facial image).
When you have this visa
What happens next.
Check your bridging visa conditions in VEVO, including any work or travel conditions, and comply with them.
Your bridging visa usually ends shortly after your substantive visa application is finally decided, or your review or judicial review ends.
Leaving Australia on most bridging visas ends the visa. Only a Bridging visa B lets you leave and return within a set travel period.
Bridging Visa C (Subclass 030) FAQs
Straight answers to the questions we hear most.
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People who lodge a valid substantive visa application in Australia when they do not hold a substantive visa, and have not held a BVE since their last substantive visa.
No. Leaving Australia ends the BVC.
Yes.
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